Kathryn Lovewell Published on: 13/06/2025Self-compassion isn’t soft—it’s science. Discover how treating yourself with kindness can boost resilience, ease anxiety, and transform the way you handle life’s messiness. No incense required.
Barbara PaymanA rainy walk, a tender mindset shift. Explore how moments of discomfort can become invitations for self-kindness—and why even soggy days can hold unexpected beauty.
Barbara PaymanWhat can the wind teach us about self-kindness? Join Barbara in exploring the parallels between gusty weather and emotional turbulence—and how nature’s rhythm can guide us back to inner stillness.
Barbara PaymanAfter a full day in the city, Barbara returns to the coast—torn between the lure of dolphins and the call to rest. This gentle reflection explores what it means to honour our needs, practise self-kindness, and trust that joy will find us again. A story of presence, patience, and playfulness on the Yorkshire coast.
Barbara PaymanToday's self-kindness invitation is to take time to dwell with something you love... to allow yourself to be aware of all your senses... to feel the sense of the earth beneath you... and the beauty before you. Savouring beauty, in whatever form, profoundly nourishes and refreshes us. For you it's unlikely to be gannets, but I hope you find something special to dwell with.
Barbara PaymanBreathe in the abundance of nature and explore how a simple practice of gratitude can deepen your self-kindness. Join Barbara on a mindful walk along the Yorkshire coast as she reflects on the beauty of spring, birdwatching, and emotional wellbeing.
